Tony Bensley on Facebook won our "SPOT THE MRS STAN LAUREL" competition today 26.07.2013. Translate This Page  THESE TWO NEW, 21ST CENTURY BOOKS ARE JUST STAGE ONE OF THE "DECODING LAUREL AND HARDY PROJECT"! STAGE TWO IS TO GET TWO BIOGRAPHICAL MOVIES MADE ABOUT STAN AND OLIVER. AS YOU WILL READ IN THE TWO NEW BOOKS, THERE'S PLENTY OF EXCITING INFORMATION TO MAKE THESE MOVIES. STAN'S OWN STORY SITS BETWEEN TWO OTHER ALREADY-EXISTING BIO-MOVIES, "CHAPLIN", AND "THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS" AS, AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER, STAN WAS CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S UNDERSTUDY, FRIEND, FLATMATE AND COOK, AND TOWARDS THE END OF HIS CAREER, STAN 'MASTER-CLASSED' THE BRITISH CHARACTER ACTOR, PETER SELLERS, WHEN HE WENT OUT TO HOLLYWOOD, TURNING PETER INTO AN INTERNATIONAL COMEDY SUPERSTAR, SO THE LAUREL AND HARDY BIO-MOVIES FILL THAT GAP - AND, BESIDES, THEY'RE FAR TOO LONG OVERDUE! AS STAN COMES FROM NORTH SHIELDS, RIDLEY SCOTT, THE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE DIRECTOR (ALTHOUGH HE'S FROM SOUTH SHIELDS) IS IN THE FRAME FOR THESE MOVIES, AT LEAST, HE'S THE BEST PLACE TO START - WHEN WE'RE READY.........AS IN MOST OF THEIR MOVIES, THERE IS ALWAYS A TWIST: AND THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CONNECTION BETWEEN RIDLEY AND STAN! APART FROM BOTH BEING 'SHIELDS LADS' (BOTH REDHEADS, BOTH 5'9") - RIDLEY MADE THE MOVIE "GLADIATOR", THE SCENE WITH THE BLACK LADY CHARIOTEERS IN THE GOLD ARMOUR? THE GLADIATORS WERE THE CARTHAGINIANS AND FOUGHT THE ROMANS IN THAT ARENA, AND WERE SUPPOSED TO LOSE, BUT OF COURSE, THEY WIN...........THE REAL ROMAN GENERAL THAT DEFEATED HANNIBAL AND THE CARTHAGINIANS AT ZAMA OVER TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO - THAT RE-ENACTED "GLADIATOR" SCENE - WAS SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR, AND HE'S THE REASON THAT ARTHUR STANLEY JEFFERSON CHANGED HIS NAME TO STAN LAUREL - ALMOST A HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE RIDLEY'S MOVIE! YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO READ THE BOOKS IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW, WHY - OR ANY MORE......... THE PROJECT HAS DEEPLY RESESARCHED THE INTERNATIONAL, INTERNET MARTKET FOR LAUREL AND HARDY FOR SOME YEARS, WHICH CURRENTLY, CONSISTS OF IN EXCESS OF 156 BILLION HITS - MILLIONS OF INTERESTED PEOPLE RIGHT ACROSS THE WORLD! SO, WE ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WANTED OF LAUREL AND HARDY, AND WE LISTENED! THEY TOLD US - AND WE ACTED! WHICH IS WHY WE'VE PRODUCED THESE TWO NEW BOOKS SO THAT THE STORY COULD BE TOLD CONCISELY AND NOT SPREAD OUT OVER 100'S OF OTHER, OLDER, BOOKS! THEY ARE WHAT THE INTERNET MARKET SAID THAT THEY WANTED: PLAIN COVERS, NO BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS, BUT INSIDE - A TRUE STORY - AND ALL THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED! THAT WAS A PRIORIY! SO, WE'VE ANSWERED ALL THEIR QUESTIONS, DEMANDS AND REQUESTS - AND QUITE A LOT MORE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, WITH THESE TWO, NEW, 21ST CENTURY BOOKS, YOU CAN READ THEM, VISIT ALL THE PLACES MENTIONED AND, YOU CAN NOW WATCH ALL THEIR MOVIES - FOR FREE - WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE YOUR SEAT! WRITTEN JUST LIKE A MOVIE, THESE NEW BOOKS, PUT YOU RIGHT INTO THE STORY - IT'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS REALLY BEING THERE..... FROM A SERIOUS AND HISTORICAL POINT OF VIEW, THESE TWO BOOKS COVER THE DECLINE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE RISE OF THE NEW UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , THE EARLY HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD, THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL POLITICS - BRITISH CULTURE AND TRADITIONS AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRITIAIN AND AMERICA THEN - THE ORIGIN AND IMPACT OF THE MOVIES SOCIALLY AND GLOBALLY - THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND COMPARISON TO THE RECENT FISCAL IMPACT -EMERGENCE OF FEMALE LIBERATION - EMPIRICAL AND WORLD WARS - AND, CHANGING MALE AND FEMALE SOCIAL FASHIONS....... STAGE THREE: IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNET RESEARCH & MEDIA/RETAIL/RESTAURANT/TOURIST/ENTERTAINMENT SITE - ONE THAT WILL WOULD APPRECIATE AND MAKE GOOD USE OF THE EXTRA EMPLOYMENT, INCREASE IN REGIONAL INCOME - WHAT THIS SITE WILL MEAN TO THE BILLIONS OF LAUREL AND HARDY FANS ON THE PROJECT'S DATABASE - AND WHAT ALL THAT WILL MEAN TO THE AREA CHOSEN FOR THIS SITE! CURRENTLY, THE PROJECT IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE WHITLEY BAY/CULLERCOATS DEVELOPMENTS, RIGHT ON THE VERY EDGE OF THE NORTH SHIELDS AREA, ON THE COAST! HOWEVER, THEY WON'T BE READY UNTIL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER 2014. SO......WE ARE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE ON OTHER SUITABLE ORIGINAL SITES. FULL DETAILS CAN BE ACQUIRED FROM THE SPECIFIED PROJECT EMAIL ADDRESS: laurelhardyladyno12010@hotmail.co.uk - or see on-going updates on Twitter and Facebook! THIS MULTIPLE SITE WILL BE A "TOURIST DESTINATION EXPERIENCE", WITH A GAFFE STAGE, TRAINING/APPRENTICESHIP COURSES FOR MANAGEMENT RETAIL/RESTAURANT AND ENTERTAINMENTS PERSONNEL, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS - EDUCATIONAL TALKS (all levels/and off site) - DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME IDEAS - PHOTOGRAPHS FOR VISITORS AND PUBLICITY AS WELL AS INTERNET VIDEO UPLOADS - PARADES AND FLASH-MOB EVENTS - CONSTANT MEDIA UPDATES TO INTERNET WEBSITES, CHAT-ROOMS AND TV PROGRAMMERS - OFF-SITE LIVERY-PAINTED 'POP-UP' AMERICAN-STYLE 'STREET EATS' VANS (as income/promotion) - AN ONSITE CLASSIC CINEMA CLUB - A UNIQUE WEDDING VENUE - A PARTY VENUE - BUSINESS CONFERENCES/MEETING PLACE - A 19TH CENTURY 'PARISIAN' -TYPE SALON (for the exchange of cultural/art ideas) - A LIVERY-PAINTED ROAD TRAIN - TOURS OF ALL THE BRITISH STAN LAUREL PLACES (in the books), CULMINATING IN THEATRE SHOWS OF EXISTING/NEW PLAYS AND/OR THEIR TOUR SKITS - OH, FAR TOO MUCH TO PUT DOWN HERE! WHICHEVER AND WHEREVER THE ORIGINATING SITE IS, THAT WILL GET THE MOST PUBLICITY AND SET THE STANDARD FOR THE OTHER SITES! Watch out for 2014/15 - and what else is to come..... STAGE FOUR: IS TO REPEAT THIS CORE FORMAT TO THE OTHER STAN-RELATED (IF POSSIBLE) PLACES IN GREAT BRITAIN WITH OTHER SITES - PREFERABLY WHERE STAN LIVED/WORKED - BUT NOT NECESSARILY....... STAGE FIVE: IS TO DO LIKEWISE, INTERNATIONALLY: NEXT, IN THE UNITED STATES, STARTING IN OLIVER'S MAIN HOME TOWN, MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA - THEN LUREL AND HARDY RELATED-PLACES IN EUROPE - AND ONWARDS AND OUTWARDS..... IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN "INVESTOR'S POTENTIAL PORTFOLIO" (WHICH GOES FAR BEYOND THE ABOVE DETAILS), PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU WOULD JUST LIKE TO INVEST A SMALL AMOUNT (minimum £10), TO HELP GET THINGS GOING, AND/OR TO DONATE TO THE CHARITY SECTION OF THIS PROJECT - ALL DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE ABOVE-NAMED HOTMAIL EMAIL ADDRESS. WE HAVE STARTED A "WE WANT LAUREL AND HARDY" PETITION ON THIS WEBSITE (PAGE THREE) TO GET BACK LAUREL AND HARDY ON OUR SMALL SCREENS - AS WELL AS THE BIG SCREEN - THAT IS THE MAIN AIM OF THE PROJECT! EVERY PRO LAUREL AND HARDY/PROJECT COMMENT WILL HELP! PUT YOUR PERSONAL FEELINGS DOWN ABOUT LAUREL AND HARDY - AND HELP.... ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TRAIN FOR THE SITE EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS, EITHER IN MANAGEMENT, RESTAURANT SILVER SERVICE OR RETAIL, COMPUTER RESEARCH, ENTERTAINMENTS, OR MEDIA ASSISTANCE ETC CAN ALSO APPLY AS SOON AS YOU FEEL READY, AS LISTS OF POTENTIAL STAFF WILL BE EVENTUALLY COMPILED. JUST KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS WEBSITE - AND THIS PLACE..........    PUT THESE TWO NEW BOOKS ON YOUR AMAZON WISH LIST! FOR BIRTHDAYS - VACATIONS - INDEPENDANCE DAY - THANKGIVING - LABOUR DAY WEEKEND - CHRISTMAS - EASTER - FRIENDS/FAMILY ANNIVERSARIES AND CELEBRATIONS - OR, FOR JUST FOR YOURSELF........ |
